Tracy Brabin backs Broadcast campaign against privatisation of C4 and launches short film
The mayor of West Yorkshire has lent her support to Broadcast’s #Not4Sale campaign and unveiled a short film in a bid to stop the privatisation of Channel 4.
Tracy Brabin has warned the government that a sale will jeopardise the “vast” economic benefits that the broadcaster brings to the region via its Leeds headquarters.
The online film Save the Spark features the likes of Call the Midwife writer Lisa Holdsworth, True North boss Andrew Sheldon and a number of Leeds-based production trainees – stating that they would be directly affected if a private owner opted to withdraw from the region.
West Yorkshire council has significantly invested in the region’s creative sector since C4’s Leeds relocation and Brabin, who also features in the film, warned a sale will “erode” that investment and the levelling up agenda.
“We can’t shy away from the potential impact [of a sale], not only on the West Yorkshire region, but the entire nations and regions,” she said. “Creative and exciting ecosystems have begun to develop and been fuelled by Channel 4’s out of London presence.”
The four-minute video ends with a plea to the public to raise the issue with government.
Broadcast’s Not 4 Sale anti-privatisation campaign has attracted signatories from 160 indie bosses, along with a clutch of industry-wide organisations.
If you would like to join email not4sale@broadcastnow.co.uk indicating whether you are joining in a personal capacity or signing up your business, to enable Broadcast to highlight each area when publishing the results.
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